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Article 8. To raise money and make appropriations to defray the expenses of the Town for the ensuing year.
Article 9. To see if the Town will vote to authorize the selectmen to sell at public auction, after first giving notice of the time and place of sale by posting such notice of sale in some convenient and public place in the Town, fourteen days at least before the sale, property taken by the Town under tax title pro- ccdure, provided that the selectmen or whomsoever they may authorize to hold such auction may reject any bid which they deem inadequate, or take any action relative thereto.
Article 10. To see if the Town will vote to authorize the selectmen to sell at public auction, after first giving notice of the time and place of sale by posting such notice of sale in some convenient and publ'c place in the Town fourteen days at least before the sale, or at private sale, any old and obsolete equipment or personal property, provided that the selectmen or whomsoever they may authorize to hold such auction or sale may reject any bid which they deem inadequate, or take any action relative there o.
Article 11. To see if the Town will raise and appropriate or transfer from unappropriated available funds in the treasury, a sum of money for Chapter 90 Highway Maintenance, or take any action relative thereto.
Article 12. To see if the Town will vote to appropriate or transfer from the parking meter account any sum of money for (a) police enforcement; (b) constructing, reconstructing, resul - facing, operating and maintaining off-street parking areas; (c) a miscellaneous fund under the exclusive control of the selectmen to be used for purposes authorized by law; (d) contribution toward cost of snow rer.loval.
Article 13. To see if the Town will vote to transfer any sum of money from the Overlay Reserve account to the Reserve Fund. or take any action relative thereto.
Article 14. To see if the Town will vote to appropriate any sum of money from Free Cash to reduce the 1962 tax levy, or take any action relative thereto.
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Article 15. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appro- priate any sum of money for the purchase and installation of street signs in the several villages of the Town, or take any action relative thereto.
Article 16. To see if the Town will vote to purchase for the Police Department new police cruisers, and raise and appro- priate any sum of money therefor.
Article 17. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appro- priate any sum of money to pay overdraft on snow removal.
Article 18. To see if the Town will vote to purchase a new forest fire truck for use of the Forest Fire Department, and raise and appropriate any sum of money therefor.
Article 19. To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Selectmen to petition the General Court for legislation to authorize the Town to pay an annual pension of $2,000.00 to Katherine Twiss in recognition of her many years of service as a teacher in the Palmer School System.
Article 20. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appro- priate any sum of money for use of the committee in preparing final plans and specifications for the construction of a new Town building which would house the various branches of the Town, County and Judiciary, said committee having been appointed by the Selectmen under the authority of Article 22 of the Warrant calling the Annual Meeting of February 8, 1960 or take any action relative thereto.
Article 21. To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Se- lectmen to appoint a committee of fifteen (15) citizens to investi- gate and study the possibilities of establishing park and recreational facilities within the Town, and vote to raise and appropriate any sum of money to the use of said committee for engineering services, or take any action relative thereto.
Article 22. To see if the Town will vote to accept the pro- visions of Chapter 322 of the Acts of 1961, which authorizes the towing of vehicles from Town ways where such vehicles are parked blocking removal of snow or ice, or parked in violation of parking prohibitions.
Article 23. To see if the Town will vote to accept the follow- ing Perpetual Care Funds which have been given to it during the year: William Carlisle Fund $25.00; George Kalldian $25.00; Carroll Rattee $50.00; Annie Blackwood $70.00; Rufus P. Bacon $50 00; Aram Nahabedian $120.00; Mary L. Carrigan $100.00; Lillian Cordner Potter $50.00; George A. Moore $100.00; Olive Brault $75.00; Benjamin Burleigh $175.00; George W. Payne $50.00; H. Pearl Fuller $40.00; Frank and Annie Morgenroth $50.00; Alice E. Mohamed $25.00; Leo Chouinard $50.00; Thorwald Johnson
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$100.00; J. J. Weir and E. D. LaDuke $100.00; Elizabeth F. Frame $300.00; F. D. and P. E. Thompson $100.00; John Bedford $300.00; Fred R. Burlingame $100.00.
Article 24. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appro- priate any sum of money for the purchase of the following pieces of equipment for use of the Highway Department;
(a) Trucks
(b) Brush Chipper
(c) Catch Basin Ceaner
(d) Snow Plows
(e) Other miscellaneous equipment
Article 25. To see if the Town will vote to transfer a parcel of land situate on the Northwesterly side of Rathbone Street, Depot Village, from the authority and control of the Cemetery Commissioners to the authority and control of the Board of Select- men, which parcel of land is shown on "Pian of Land in Palmer, Massachusetts, surveyed for the Board of Selectmen, December 1961, by Kenneth C. Sherman, Town Engineer" and more particu- larly bounded and described as follows:
Beginning at a point in the Northwesterly line of Rathbone Street, which point is located N. 40° 38' W. a distance of fifty (50) feet from a point in the Southeasterly line of said Rathbone Street, which latter point is located N. 49° 22' E. a distance of sixty-three and 58/100 (63.58) feet from a point in said Southeasterly line of Rathbone Street, which latter point is located N. 60° 35' E. twenty- nine and 72/100 (29.72) feet from a stone bound in the Northeast- erly line of Converse Street; thence running from said point of beginning N. 40° 38' W. nine and 41/100 (9.41) feet to a point; thence turning and running N. 37° 48' E. two hundred ninety-one and 25/100 (291.25) feet to a point; thence turning and running N. 49° 22' E. two hundred twenty-four and 52/100 (224.52) feet to a point; thence turning and running S. 40° 38' E. sixty-seven and 79/100 (67.79) feet to a point in the Northwesterly line of said Rathbone Street; thence turning and running S. 49° 22' W. along said Rathbone Street five hundred nine and 86/100 (509.86) feet to the place of beginning;
and raise and appropriate any sum of money for the con- struction and surfacing of the above described parcel as a park- ing area, or take any action relative thereto.
Article 26. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appro- priate any sum of money for the construction of sewers, culverts and proper catch basins, or take any action relative thereto on the following projects :
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(a) Sewer on South High Street, Village of Bondsville, from State Street to Palmer Street.
(b) Sewer on Griffin Street, Village of Bondsville, from High Street to Jim Ash Road.
(c) Sewer on Willow and Iligh Streets, Depot Village, from Park Street, Northeasterly and Northwesterly to residence of Charles F. Sherman.
(d) Surface Drain at or near intersection of Geraldine Street and June Street, Depot Village.
(e) Sewer from end of present sewer near home of George and Leona Brown, High Street, Village of Thorndike, (Old County IIghway) to cross over to Route 32 near St. Thomas Cemetery Gate and continuing to property of G. M. Garabedian, Inc. and then to Flynt Street.
Article 27. To see if the Town will vote to install, maintain and raise and appropriate money for additional street lights as follows :
(a) Lights as necessary to increase illumination on Main Street. Village of Bondsville, from end of present Mercury Vapor Lights, Northerly to Maple Street.
(b) Lights as necessary to increase illumination on South Main Street, Village of Bondsville, between State Street and Crawford Street.
(c) Lights on Poles #28, 30, and 32, State Street, Village of Bondsville.
(d) Lights as necessary to increase illumination on or near Pole #128, South Main Street, Village of Bondsville.
(e) Lights as necessary to increase illumination on Maple Street, Depot Village, from Park Street to Grove Street.
(f) Light on Pole #3 on Deborah Street, Depot Village.
(g) Light on Pole #62 at entrance to Palmer State Fish Hatchery.
(h) Lights as necessary to increase illumination on Buckland Street, Depot Village, near residence of Harold Moss.
(i) Light on Pole #10 on Fairview Street, Depot Village.
(j) Lights as necessary on Flynt Road. Lake Thompson Area, near corner of Whalen Street, Christine Street, Thompson Street. and near telephone building.
(k) Lights as necessary on Beech Street, Lake Thompson Area.
(1) Lights as necessary on Calkins Road, Depot Village, from property of Giza to Boston Road.
(m) Lights as necessary on Central Street, Depot Village, from Park Street to Grove Street.
(n) Lights as necessary to increase illumination on Main
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Street, Village of Thorndike, from railroad crossing to intersection of Sykes Street at Four Corners
(o) Light on Pole #45, River Street, Village of Thorndike.
(p) Light at intersection of Ruggles and Lafayette Streets, Village of Three Rivers.
(q) Light on Pole #2, Prospect Street, Village of Three Rivers.
(r) Lights as necessary on Main Street, Village of Three Rivers, from Prospect Street to Pleasant Street.
Article 28. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appro- priate any sum of money for the construction of sidewalks and/or curbings, or take any action relative thereto on the projects set forth as follows:
(a) Sidewalk on Griffin Street, Village of Bondsville, North side from end of present walk to property of Holcomb.
(b) Sidewalk and curbing on State Street, Village of Bonds- ville, either side from end of present walk Easterly to railroad overpass.
(c) Sidewalk on State Street, Village of Bondsville, South side, from South High Street to Pleasant Street.
(d) Sidewalk on Crawford Street, Village of Bondsville, North side, from Pleasant Street to South High Street.
(e) Sidewalk on Main Street, Village of Bondsville, West side, from Route 181 Northerly to property of Vachon.
(f) Sidewalk on State Street, Village of Bondsville, South side, from South High Street to South Main Street.
(g) Curbing on Riverview Parkway, Depot Village, Northeast side, from Strong Street to Conant Street.
(h) Sidewalk on Converse Street, Depot Village, South side, from Thorndike Street to property of Dean.
(i) Sidewalk on Church Street, Depot Village, West side, from Main Street to Pleasant Street.
(j) Sidewalk on Thorndike Street, Depot Village, West side, from St. Thomas Church property, Northerly a distance of approx- imately five hundred (500) feet.
(k) Sidewalk on Pleasant Street, Depot Village, South side, fron Church Street to end of present asphalt walk.
(1) Sidewalk on Central Street, Depot Village, in front of Memorial Hall.
(m) Curbing on Wilson Street, Depot Village, East side.
(n) Sidewalk on Orchard Street, Depot Village, South side, a distance of approximately six hundred (600) feet.
(o) Curbing on Longview Street, Depot Village, Southwest side, from end of present curbing to end of property of DiSanto.
(p) Sidewalk on Pine Street, Depot Village, from Squier Street Westerly to end of present concrete walk.
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(q) Curbing on Oakland Street, Depot Village, South side, from Randall Street to end of property of Ford.
(r) Sidewalk on Thorndike Street, Depot Village, West side, from property of Gernon to Massachusetts Turnpike Entrance.
(s) Sidewalk on Park Street, Depot Village, South side, from School Street to end of present walk at the Methodist Church.
(t) Sidewalk on Park Street, Depot Village, South side, from end of present sidewalk at Methodist Church Westerly to Post Office.
(u) Sidewalk on Shearer Street, Depot Village, from end of present sidewalk to the Massachusetts Turnpike overpass.
(v) Sidewalk on Pine Street, Depot Village, from Knox Street Westerly to property of Johnson.
(w) Sidewalk on Central Street, Depot Village, West side, from Converse Street Northerly to property of Theodore.
(x) Sidewalk on Calkins Road, Depot Village, either side from Boston Road to residence of Peter Ditto.
(y) Sidewalk on Arnold Street, Depot Village, North side, from North Main Street to Norman Street.
(z) Sidewalk on High Street, Village of Thorndike, from Harvey Street to property of Ellithorpe.
(aa) Curbing as necessary around the Common in the Village of Thorndike in the vicinity of Church Street and River Street.
(bb) Sidewalk on High Street, Village of Thorndike, from the end of the completed walk near residence of Sharett to residence of Gula.
(cc) Sidewalk on Pleasant Street, Village of Thorndike, from property of Bigda, Northerly a distance of approximately six hundred (600) feet to property of Karczmarczyk.
(dd) Sidewalk on East Street, Village of Three Rivers, East side, from property of Trembley to land of Clifford Ellithorpe.
(ee) Sidewalk Village of Three Rivers, between Maple Street and Front Street and extending to Kelley Street.
(ff) Curbing or Berm on Palmer Street, Village of Three Rivers. East side from 64 Palmer Street to 144 Palmer Street.
Article 29. To see if the Town will vote to widen and recon- struct Fuller Street, Village of Bondsville, from Pine Street to Route 181, and raise and appropriate any sum of money therefor.
Article 30. To see if the Town will vote to reconstruct or otherwise improve Emery Street, also known as Airport Road, Village of Bondsville, beginning from the Palmer-Ware Town line Southerly a distance of approximately fifteen hundred (1500) feet, and raise and appropriate any sum of money therefor.
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Article 31. To see if the Town will vote to resurface with Type I material High Street, Village of Bondsville, from Spring Street to Maple Street and raise and appropriate any sum of money therefor.
Article 32. To see if the Town will vote to resurface with Type I material Spring Street, Village of Bondsville, and raise and appropriate any sum of money therefor.
Article 33. To see if the Town will vote to install a metal guard rail on Main Street, Village of Bondsville, from Maple Street to the Fire Station, and raise and appropriate any sum of money therefor.
Article 34. To see if the Town will vote to reconstruct or otherwise improve Griffin Street, Village of Bondsville, from High Street, to Jim Ash Road, and raise and appropriate any sum of money therefor.
Article 35. To see if the Town will vote to reconstruct shoulder and resurface with Type I material State Street, Village of Bonds- ville, from end of presently improved surface, Easterly to Jim Ash Road, and raise and appropriate any sum of money therefor.
Article 36. To see if the Town will vote to improve Jim Ash Road, Village of Bondsville, from Griffin Street, Northerly to Ware Town Line, and raise and appropriate any sum of money therefor.
Article 37. To see if the Town will vote to reconstruct or otherwise improve South High Street, Village of Bondsville, from State Street to Palmer Street, and raise and appropriate any sum of money therefor.
Article 38. To see if the Town will vote to reconstruct Old Warren Road from Route 67 to property of John Lizak, and raise and appropriate any sum of money therefor.
Article 39. To see if the Town will vote to construct a high- way safety island and improve the highway junction at Ware Road and Breckenridge Street, and raise and appropriate any sum of money therefor or take any action relative thereto.
Article 40. To see if the Town will vote to install a traffic island at the intersection of Old Warren Road and Flynt Street, Palmer Center area, and raise and appropriate any sum of money therefor.
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Article 41. To see if the Town will vote to gravel and oil Mt. Dumplin Road, Depot Village, from property of Palmer Foundry to property of Laverdiere, and raise and appropriate any sum of money therefor.
Article 42. To see if the Town will vote to reconstruct Calkins Road, Depot Village, from end of present improved surface to the Massachusetts Turnpike bridge, and raise and appropriate any sum of money therefor.
Article 43. To see if the Town will vote to reconstruct Rock- view Street, Depot Village, and raise and appropriate any sum of money therefor.
Article 44. To see if the Town will vote to reconstruct Wood- land Street, Depot Village, from Rockview Street to Holbrook Street, and raise and appropriate any sum of money therefor.
Article 45. To see if the Town will vote to widen and re- surface Longview Street, Depot Village, from property of Donovan to property of Robbins, and raise and appropriate any sum of money therefor.
Article 46. To see if the Town will vote to improve and re- surface Fairview Street, Depot Village, Northerly from the end of present improved surface, and raise and appropriate any sum of money therefor.
Article 47. To see if the Town will vote to improve Allen Street, Depot Village, and raise and appropriate any sum of money therefor. .
Article 48. To see if the Town will vote to improve Emelda Street, Depot Village, and raise and appropriate any sum of money therefor.
Article 49. To see if the Town will vote to widen, gravel and oil St. John Street, Village of Thorndike, and raise and appro- priate any sum of money therefor.
Article 50. To see if the Town will vote to reconstruct Plea- sant Street, Village of Thorndike, from end of the present im- proved surface Northerly to Palmer Street, and raise and appro- priate any sum of money therefor.
Article 51. To see if the Town will vote to improve the in- tersection at Baptist Hill Road and Three Rivers Road, Village of
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Three Rivers, and raise and appropriate any sum of money therefor.
Article 52. To see if the Town will vote to reconstruct Barker Street, Village of Three Rivers, from intersection of Chudy Street to property of Foskitt, and raise and appropriate any sum of money therefor.
Article 53. To see if the Town will vote to reconstruct North Street, Village of Three Rivers, from intersection of Bridge Street, Northerly to residence of Magiera, and raise and appropriate any sum of money therefor.
Article 54. To see if the Town will vote to widen and re- construct North Street, Village of Three Rivers, from Bridge Street, Northerly a distance of approximately five hundred (500) feet, and raise and appropriate any sum of money therefor.
Article 55. To see if the Town will vote to install a metal guard rail where necessary on Baptist Hill Road, Village of Three Rivers, from the property of Nadolski to the property of Motyka, and raise and appropriate any sum of money therefor.
Article 56. To see if the Town will vote to reconstruct Bap- tist Hill Street, Village of Three Rivers, from the end of the pre- sent improved surface Westerly a distance of approximately one- half mile and raise and appropriate any sum of money therefor.
Article 57. To see if the Town will vote to reconstruct Rug- gles Street, Village of Three Rivers from Main Street to the end of said Ruggles Street, and raise and appropriate any sum of money therefor.
Article 58. To see if the Town will vote to reconstruct Charles Street, Village of Three Rivers, from Main Street to the end of said Charles Street, and raise and appropriate any sum of money therefor.
Article 59. To see if the Town will vote to reconstruct Pine Street, Village of Three Rivers, from Pleasant Street Easterly, and raise and appropriate any sum of money therefor.
Article 60. To see if the Town will vote to reconstruct Plea- sant Street, Village of Three Rivers, from Main Street to the end of said Pleasant Street, and raise and appropriate any sum of money therefor.
Article 61. To see if the Town will vote to reconstruct Bourne
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Street, Village of Three Rivers, from the end of present improved surface to Route 181, together with improvement at intersection with Route 181, and raise and appropriate any sum of money therefor.
Article 62. To see if the Town will vote to gravel and oil Norbell Street, Village of Three Rivers, and raise and appropriate any sum of money therefor.
Article 63. To see if the Town will vote to resurface with Type I material Chestnut Street, Depot Village, and raise and appropriate any sum of money therefor.
Article 64. To see if the Town will vote to reconstruct Calk- ins Road, Village of Three Rivers, from Palmer Street to Turn- pike Bridge, a distance of approximately twenty-seven hundred (2700) feet; and reconstruct Springfield Street, Village of Three Rivers, from Anderson Avenue to Wilbraham Town Line, a dis- tance of approximately seventy-five hundred (7500) feet, and raise and appropriate by taxation or otherwise any sum of money therefor, said sum to be used in conjunction with monies allotted by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and the County of Hamp- den, or take any action relative thereto.
Article 65. To see if the Town will vote to accept and allow a Town way in the Lake Thompson area as shown on plan entitled "Layout of Christine Street, Town of Palmer, October 18, 1961 Revised December 4, 1961, Prepared by Kenneth C. Sherman, Town Engineer", according to the following description :
Beginning at a Concrete Bound on the Easterly side of Flynt Street, at the Northwesterly corner of land of Albert D. Choiniere et ux, said Concrete Bound is 291.03 feet Northerly, measured along the Easterly line of said Flynt Street from a point at the intersection of the Northerly line of Carter Street (accepted by the Town June 8, 1953) and the Easterly line of the aforesaid Flynt Street, and running thence N 12° 08' E 50.00 feet along the East- erly line of said Flynt Street to a point; thence turning and run- ning S 78° 06' E 517.42 feet along land of Norman J. Buehler et ux, land of Charles T. Carter et ux, land of Donald J. Cantin et ux, and again along land of said Carter et ux to a point; thence turning and running Northeasterly, Easterly and Southeasterly in a curve to the right with a Radius of 50 feet a length of 116.97 feet to a point at land now or formerly of John S. Handzel et ux; thence turning and running S 18° 55' W 38.38 feet along land now or formerly of said John S. Handzel et ux to a Concrete Bound; thence turning and running Southwesterly, Westerly and North- westerly in a curve to the Right with a Radius of 50.0 feet a length of 104.72 feet along land of Donald L. Corbin et ux to a point ;
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thence turning and running N 78° 06' W 517.62 feet along land of said Donald L. Corbin et ux, land of Robert W. Wilder et ux, land of the aforesaid Charles T. Carter et ux, and land of the aforesaid Albert D. Choiniere et ux to the point of beginning.
Together with the right to drain surface water from the above described street over other land of the grantor in a Southerly direction at a point 170 feet Easterly, measured along the South- erly line of the above described street from the Concrete Bound at the Northwesterly corner of land of the aforementioned Albert D. Choiniere et ux.
Said street is 50 feet wide and laid out over land believed to belong to Charles T. Carter et ux, and Donald L. Corbin et ux.
Said street is to be known as Christine Street.
Article 66. To see if the Town will vote to accept and allow a Town way in the Lake Thompson area as shown on plan en- titled "Layout of Beech Street, Town of Palmer, December 28, 1960, Prepared by Kenneth C. Sherman, Town Engineer", ac- cording to the following description :
Beginning at a point at the Southerly terminus of the 1953 town layout of Beech Street, on the Easterly side of said street and running thence S. 28° 16' W. forty-two and 75/100 (42.75) feet to a point; thence turning and running S. 27° 55' W. three hundred fifty-four and 18/100 (354.18) feet to a point; thence turning and running S. 26° 45' W. five hundred eleven and 97/100 (511.97) feet to a point; thence turning and running Southwester- ly, Westerly and Northwesterly in a curve to the right with a radius of two hundred sixteen and 44/100 (216.44) feet a length of two hundred forty-seven and 56/100 (247.56) feet to a point; thence turning and running N. 87° 43' W. two hundred twenty and 45/100 (220.45) feet to a point on the Northeasterly side of Flynt Street; thence turning and running N. 38° 20' W. sixty-five and 87/100 (65.87) feet along the Northeasterly side of Flynt Street and crossing Beech Street to a point on the Northerly side of said Beech Street.
The above description is the Easterly and Southerly location line of said Beech Street. The Westerly and Northerly location line is parallel to and fifty (50) feet distant from the Easterly and Southerly location line. The street is laid out fifty (50) feet in width over land believed to belong to George A. and Doris M. Scott, Margaret L. Brothers, George and Ruth Gladdu, Irene M. and Edgar A. Charland, Andrew Boghosian, the First Presbyterian Church of Springfield, Ella J. Patrie, Irving E. and Helen F. Mitchell, Emilie Dannenfeldt, Stephen J. and Sophie P. Dranka, Gordon H. Christiansen et ux, and land of Lake Thompson Civic Association, Inc. and Louise Peritz.
Said Street is to be known as Beech Street.
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Article 67. To see if the Town will vote to accept and allow a Town way in Depot Village as shown on plan entitled "Layout of Emelda Street, Town of Palmer, October 31, 1961, Prepared by Kenneth C. Sherman, Town Engineer", according to the follow- ing description :
Beginning at a Concrete Bound on the Southeasterly line of said Geraldine Street, at the Northerly corner of Joseph Donatiello et ux, and running thence N 50° 06' E 13.20 feet along the South- easterly line of said Geraldine Street to a point; thence turning and running N 1° 47' E 16.95 feet along the Easterly line of said Geraldine Street to a point; thence turning and running S 88° 13' E 78.83 feet along the Southerly line of June Street to a point; thence turning and running Westerly, Southwesterly, Southerly and Southeasterly in a curve to the left with a Radius of 20.0 feet, a length of 45.97 feet, along land of David Demaio et ux, to a point; thence turning and running S 39° 54' E 226.43 feet along land of said Demaio and land of George Delle et ux, to an Iron Pin at remaining land of Palmer Realty and Development Com- pany, Inc., thence turning and running Generally Southwesterly, crossing said Emelda Street to an Iron Pin at the Easterly corner of land of Frank Caldwell et ux; thence turning and running N 39° 54' W 260.0 feet along said land of Caldwell et ux, and land of the aforementioned Joseph Donatiello et ux, to the POINT OF BEGINNING.
Said street is 50.0 feet wide and is laid out over land of and believed to belong to Palmer Realty and Development Company, Inc.
Said street is to be known as Emelda Street.
Article 68. To see if the Town will vote to alter and relocate a town way known as Shearer Street, in the Depot Village, as shown on plan entitled "Plan of Alteration and Relocation of Shearer Street, Town of Palmer, December 1961, prepared by Kenneth C. Sherman, Town Engineer", according to the following description :
The layout is located on Shearer Street, so called, and is made in two sections, consisting of widening portions of Shearer Street on the Southeasterly side thereof. The first section of the layout begins about fifteen hundred (1500) feet southwesterly of the junction of Shearer Street and Thorndike Street and extends northeasterly about four hundred fifty (450) feet. The second section of the layout is on the southeasterly side of Shearer Street and the northwesterly side of Thorndike Street at the junction of said streets.
The baselines used for the layout are those of a survey made by Engineers of the Massachusetts Department of Public Works in March, 1960 and are described as follows:
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The Shearer Street baseline begins at a point in the existing roadway thereof shown on plan as station 31+91.00 and extends thence North 67° 50' 37" East, one hundred twenty-seven and 58/100 (127.58) feet; thence by a curve to the left of 1600.00 fcet radius, five hundred forty-three and 46/100 (543.46) feet; thence North 48° 22' 57" East six hundred thirty-one and 23/100 (631.23) feet; thence by a curve to the right of sixteen hundred and no/100 (1600.00) feet radius three hundred seventy-two and 68/100 (372.68) feet; thence North 61° 43' 42" East five hundred forty- seven and 23/100 (547.23) feet; thence by a curve to the left of two thousand and no /100 (2000.00) feet radius, three hundred and 63/100 (300.63) feet; thence North 53° 06' 57" East, three hundred forty-four and 72/100 (344.72) feet to the point of end- ing thereof shown on plan as station 60+58.53. The Thorndike Street baseline begins at a point shown on plan as station 54+62.18, said point being identical with station 60+58.53 of the Shearer Street baseline hereinbefore described and extends thence southwesterly by a curve to the left of eight hundred eighty-one and 90/100 (881.90) feet radius, one hundred forty-one and 06/100 (141.06) feet; thence South 22° 23' 57" West one hundred fifty-six and 76/100 (156.76) feet to the point of ending thereof, shown on plan as station 57+60.00.
The location line of the first section of layout begins at a point on the Southeasterly location line of the 1918 County layout on Shearer Street bearing South 41° 37' 03" East and twenty- three and 78/100 (23.78) feet distant from station 45+01.47 of the Shearer Street baseline hereinbefore described and extends thence, leaving said 1918 County location line, South 41° 37' 03" East, one and 22/100 (1.22) feet to a point bearing South 41° 37' 03" East and twenty-five and no/100 (25.00) feet distant from said station 45+01.47; thence Northeasterly by a curve to the right of one thousand five hundred six and 75/100 (1506.75) feet radius, three hundred fifty and 97/100 (350.97) feet to a point bearing South 10° 43' 52" East and twenty-six and 22/100 (26.22) feet distant from station 48+65.95 of said Shearer Street baseline; thence North 61° 43' 42" East seventy-nine and 46/100 (79.46) feet to the point of ending thereof on said 1918 County location line bearing South 28° 16' 18" East and twenty-five and no/100 (25.00) feet distant from station 49+37.51 of said Shearer Street baseline.
The location line of the second section of layout begins at a point on the southeasterly location line of the 1918 County lay- out on Shearer Street bearing South 33° 11' 48" East and twenty- seven and 61/100 feet distant from station 55+85.10 of the Shearer Street baseline hereinbefore described and extends thence leaving said 1918 County location line North 63° 26' 19" East, one hundred sixty-three and 35/100 (163.35) feet to a point bear- ing South 66° 47' 19" East and sixty and 78/100 (60.78) feet dis- tant from station 57+13.81 of said Shearer Street baseline; thence
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South 67° 36' 03" East, seventy-nine and 12/100 (79.12) feet to the point of ending thereof on the Northwesterly location line of the 1926 County layout on Thorndike Street bearing North 67º 36' 03" West and twenty-four and 93/100 (24.93) feet distant from station 57+60.00 of the Thorhdike Street baseline. hereinbefore described together with necessary drainage easement as shown on said plan.
And you are hereby directed to serve this warrant by posting up attested copies thereof in some one public place in each of the four villages of the Town, known as the Depot Village, Thorndike, Three Rivers and Bondsville, seven days at least before the hold- ing of said meeting, and by publishing attested copy thereof in at least two issues of the Journal-Register, a newspaper published in said Palmer, the first publication to be not less than seven days before the holding of said meeting.
Hereof, fail not and make due return of this warrant, with your doings thereon, to the Town Clerk at or before the holding of said meeting.
Given under our hands this third day of January, A.D. 1962.
EDWARD F. PYTKA LEO ST. AMAND RAYMOND F. NILES
Selectmen of Palmer
A true copy, attest :
William E. Holt, Constable of Palmer
Index
Animal Inspector 89
Assessors' Report 36
Balance Sheet 80
Board of Health 88
Board of Public Welfare and Bureau of Old Age Assistance 44
Cemetery Commissioner's Report
33
Chief of Police
82
Civil Defense
39
Dutch Elm Disease
91
Facts About Palmer
3
Forest Fire Warden
95
Governmental Districts and Representatives
4
Jury List
85
Inspector of Slaughtering
43
License Commissioners
40
Milk Inspector
43
Moth Department
93
Park Commissioners' Report
S4 94
School Committee
97
Sealer of Weights and Measures Report
41
Selectmen
7
Tax Collector's Report
31
Town Accountant's Report
55
Town Clerk's Report
11
Town Officers - 1961
5
Town Warrant
104
Tree Warden's Report
96
Treasurer's Report
34
Unexpended Balance
76
Veteran's Service Center 90
Vital Statistics 12
Young Men's Library Association 92
Planning Board Report
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